[ride_002000]

Originally Posted by Azerlazer26

Happy to come back and report that my Camaro is perfectly aligned once again!
I called my service advisor early in the morning and told him that the steering wheel isn't centered like it was prior to hitting the pothole. Once again, he told me to come swing by and they'll fix it once again, no appointment necessary.

I got to the dealer and my service advisor wanted to take the car out for a test drive so he can see what I have been complaining about. He saw the issue right away. During the ride, I asked him if the tech looked at the steering components to see if anything was loose, out of shape, etc... He said that the tech looked underneath and said everything looked like it came out of the assembly line (Which took a lot of weight off my chest).

We returned to the dealer and my advisor said the car wasn't properly aligned and it should be a couple of hours until the car was ready. Time passed and finally, the steering wheel is centered while I drive straight down the road! This whole time the car wasn't aligned properly.

GREAT SUCCESS!!!

[DIYguy]

[GM-ACE]

FWIW, there are several factors as to why the steering wheel isn't centered after the alignment, the main being calibration. Either the tech didn't compensate the heads well or the alignment machine needs recalibration or the steering wheel just wasn't centered properly before he set the toe, which needless to say, is very important. And it wouldn't even matter if something were slightly bent on the car, so long as it could still be adjusted to within specs, of course. Now, if something's loose, totally different answer, you'd have a very hard time getting a straight steering wheel. Bottom line, if it ain't straight when they're done, they gotta do it again.